ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ July/August 1999 / 579 Mary Ellen Davis Fun Run raises m oney fo r Univ. o f Tennessee libraries The G raduate Student Association organized its seventh annual “Love Y our Libraries Fun Run” and raised money for the University o f Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) Libraries. The sporting com pe­ tition attracted 165 participants. T he UTK Athletic Departm ent m atched dol- lar-for-dollar money raised in the run through fees a n d donations, bringing the total raised by the Fun Run to $4,510. O CLC con vertin g 2 m illion records fo r Y ale T he OCLC R etroCon service is converting a p ­ proxim ately 2 million catalog records into m a­ chine-readable form for the Sterling Memorial Library, the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, an d ten o th er Yale University Libraries. Yale has been creating machine-readable cata­ log records for currently received library materials sin c e th e m id- 1970s. In 1989, about 900,000 of those records be­ came the founda­ tion o f its online bibliographic in­ formation system. S in c e t h e n , Yale has relied on a series o f retro­ spective conver­ sions to increase th e n u m b e r o f o ld e r h o ld in g s available online. In contrast to past efforts, this n e w p ro je c t is comprehensive in scope, involving a variety o f materi­ als from several collections. “T he Yale Li­ brary regards the creation of a complete, reliable and robust online catalog as the single most important w ay w e can improve services to readers,” said Scott Bennett, Yale’s university librarian. “Yale celebrates its ter­ centenary in 2001, and having our online catalog nearly com plete in that year will m ake th e cel­ ebration all the more meaningful.” A T LA to d ig itize 50 jo u rn a ls in re lig io u s and th eo lo g ical studies T he American Theological Library Association (ATLA), p u b lish er o f th e ATLA Religion D ata­ base, is launching its first digital full-text journal: ATLAS (ATLA Serials: Fifty Years of Fifty Jo u r­ nals). F u n d ed prim arily by th e Lilly E ndow m ent w ith a three-year grant totaling $3,987,000, AT­ LAS will digitize 50 essential journals in all theo­ logical disciplines. In addition, the journals will b e linked to the com prehensive index of m ore than 1 million records in the ATLA Religion Da­ tabase and m ade accessible for classroom teach­ Eastern Tennessee State U niversity, Johnson City, re c e n tly h eld a fo rm a l d e d ica tion and n am ing cerem ony f o r th e new Charles C. Sherrod Library. W ith 151,400 n e t square fe e t, th e $28 m illio n fa c ility fe a ture s tw o in stru ctio n roo m s e q u ip p e d t o s u p p o rt m u ltim e d ia , 800 p o te n tia l c o m p u te r d a ta co n n e c tio n s , 16 g ro u p and 80 assigned in d iv id u a l stu d y room s, and a co m b in e d b o o k sto ra g e capacity f o r 800,000 volum es on fo u r flo o rs . In a d d itio n to h o n o rin g th e second president o f th e university, th e cerem ony included na m in g th e f r o n t lib ra ry plaza f o r th e re tirin g dean o f libraries, Fred R. Borchuck. N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l d 520 / C&RL News ■ July/August 1999 Celebrate your freedom to read Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the free­ dom to read, will be held Septem ber 25-O ctober 2, 1999. Use this w eek to teach the im portance o f First Amendment rights and the pow er of literature. ALA has prepared a Banned Books Week Kit that includes: a resource book containing a list o f books that have been challenged or banned, camera-ready artwork, display ideas, sample news releases, information on First A mendment court cases, quotes on the First A mend­ ment, and tips for dealing with concerns about library resources; three full-color posters, such as the one shown at left; 100 bookmarks; and a button. The kit is available from ALA for $30. To order, call (800) 545-2433 ext. 4220 or fax (312) 280-4227. Visit th e B a n n e d B o o k s W eek W eb site at h t t p : / / w www.ala.org/libooks. Banned Books Week is spon­ sored by ALA, the American Booksellers Association, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expres­ sion, the Association o f American Publishers, the Na­ tional Association of College Stores, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. ing and scholarly research through the Web and on CD/DVD-ROM. Working with a variety of publishing partners (including Scholars Press and Sheffield Academic Press), scholarly societies (notably the American Academy of Religion and the Society o f Biblical Literature), and an independent advisory board of scholars in theology and religion organized by the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, ATLAS will: provide elec­ tronic text of entire runs o f journals; establish a link between an academic discipline’s comprehen­ sive index and full-text electronic copies o f its journals; enhance the value of m em bership in scholarly societies of the discipline by pro­ viding essential re­ search tools for their m em bers; develop a cost model for the dis­ cipline that is innova­ tive and creative and provides assurance that essential journal literature of the disci­ pline will be available to future scholars; and enlist leading scholars in the field to offer ad­ vice and counsel on the selection and evalua­ tion of journals to in­ clude in the program. Visit th e ATLAS h o m e p a g e ( h t tp : // p u rl.o rg /C E T R /AT­ LAS) or contact James Texas Governor George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Welch Bush at far rig h t, re c e n tly a tte n d e d S o u th e rn M e th o d is t U n iv e rs ity ’s Fondren Library Center’s dedication o f th e Laura Bush Promenade. The garden w a lk w a y was a g if t to Mrs. Bush’s college alma m ater fro m her husband in celebration o f her co n trib u tio n s to libraries and literacy. The Laura Bush Prom enade includes lim e ston e benches, raised p la n te rs w ith seasonal plantings, and cypress, oak, and elm saplings. wwww.ala.org/libooks purl.org/CETR/ATLAS purl.org/CETR/ATLAS C&RL News ■ July/August 1999 / 527 Richard McBride, Soo Hyoung Kim, Jina Choi W a k im o to , Dean Susan Curzon, Consul Kyu Hak Choi, Juliann W o lfg ra m , Ah-Jeong Kim, and Dae Sung Choi a tte n d e d th e o p ening o f th e C alifornia State University N o rth rid g e Library’s ” M i: Beauty in Korean A rt and C u ltu re ” e x h ib itio n and program . The festive reception th a t opened th e e x h ib itio n included Korean dance pe rfo rm a n ce s and d ru m m in g , c a llig ra p h y d e m o n stratio n s, and peo ple dressed in tra d itio n a l costumes. The e x h ib it h ig h lig h ts th e a rt o f Korean calligraphy, pottery, ornam ental pendants, daggers, embroidery, and Korea’s p rin tin g history. M oveable type was firs t developed in Korea as early as 1234, some 200 years before th e Gutenberg Bible was firs t printed in Germany. Adair at (jadair@shemesh.scholar.emory.edu) for more information. ACRL Instruction Section tries out virtual comm ittees T he Learning to T each Virtual Task Force of ACRL’s Instruction Section pioneered the use of course design software for virtual conferencing, including online monthly discussions, group edit­ ing, scheduling, decision-making, and conference planning. The Task Force charged with evaluating the feasibility o f working electronically selected WebCT for its committee work. Committee mem­ bers made extensive use of the chatroom for sched­ uled meetings and the bulletin board for extended discussion and comment on detailed topics. A full report of the committee’s work is available on the C&RL News W eb site at h ttp ://w w w .ala.o rg / acrl/c&rlnew2.html. Call for papers on popular culture The Popular Culture Association will be holding its annual joint meeting with the American Cul­ ture Association April 19-22, 2000, in New Or­ leans, Louisiana. Scholars from various disciplines will m eet to share their Popular Culture interests mailto:jadair@shemesh.scholar.emory.edu http://www.ala.org/ 522 / C&RL News ■ July/August 1999 an d research. T he Libraries a n d P o p u lar Cul­ ture Area is soliciting pap ers dealing w ith any a sp e c t o f P o p u la r C ulture as it p ertain s to li­ braries or museums. In the past this has included descriptions of research collections, studies of p o p u lar im ages of libraries or librarians, o r re­ ports o n developm ents in technical services for collecting p o p u la r culture materials. P rospec­ tive presenters should send a one-page abstract b y O c to b e r 4, 1999, to: A llen Ellis, W. Frank Steely Library, N orthern K entucky University, H ig h lan d H eights, KY 41099-6101; p h o n e : (606) 572-5527; fax: (606) 572-5390; e-m ail: ellisa@ nku.edu. A N SS b y la w ch a n g e p a sse s in sp e cia l e le ctio n In a special ballot m ailed in May 1999, the An­ th ro p o lo g y a n d Sociology Section (ANSS) o f ACRL unanim ously passed a change to Article V. Section 3 of the ANSS bylaws. T he change is p art o f a collection o f changes outlining h o w th e sectio n fills vacancies in th e officer p o si­ tions. Article V. Section 3 o f th e ANSS bylaw s now reads: C h a ir In the event o f a vacancy in th e of­ fice o f chair, th e chair-elect shall su c c e e d to th e office o f ch air a n d shall c o n tin u e in th at office until the expiration of the term for w hich h e /s h e w as originally elected to serve as chair. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: If a vacancy occurs in th e office o f vice-chair/chair-elect, th e Ex­ ecu tiv e C o m m ittee shall elec t as v ic e -c h a ir/ chair-elect, for the rem ainder of th e term, o n e of the m em bers of the Executive C om m ittee. T he office o f chair, w hich the vice-chair/chair- elect would normally assume the succeeding year or in th e e v e n t o f a vacancy, will, in th e case w here a vice-chair has been elected by the Ex­ ecutive Comm ittee, b e filled as follows. At the next regular election, tw o candidates shall b e elected, o n e to take the office o f chair immedi­ ately, and the other to serve as vice-chair/chair- elect. In the event o f a vacancy, the Executive C omm ittee shall elect as chair, for th e rem ain­ d e r o f th e term , o n e o f its m em bers. Past-chair: If th e chair is n o t ab le to carry o u t th e d u ties o f p a st ch air after co m p letin g h is /h e r term as chair, th e E xecutive Com m it­ tee shall elect o n e o f its m em bers to carry out the duties o f p a st chair. Secretary: A vacancy in the position o f sec­ retary shall b e filled by an ANSS m em b er a p ­ po in ted by the chair. Member-at-Large: A vacancy in a Member-at- Large term shall b e filled by an ANSS m em ber appointed by the Chair. L ib ra ria n s and p u b lish e rs h ost festival Academic and public librarians joined booksellers at th e S o u th ern K entucky F estival o f B ooks, held at th e Bowling G reen, Kentucky Conven­ tion C enter April 17-18, 1999. T hree h u n d red volunteers including conference organizers from W estern K entucky University Libraries, Bowl­ ing G reen Public Libraries, and Barnes & Noble Booksellers played host to 83 authors and thou­ sands of boo k fans. Featured children’s authors in clu d ed R. L. Stine, w h o sp o k e at a local el­ ementary school and hosted a sold out luncheon, Marcia Jones (of Bailey School Kids Fame), and Roberta Brow n, k n o w n b y fellow storytellers as th e “Q u een o f the Cold-Blooded Tales.” A dult h e a d lin e rs in c lu d e d Jim H askings, Linda Bruckheimer, and a host o f mystery writ­ ers w h o p a rtic ip a te d in a “Sisters o f S leu th ” panel. O ther events included a coloring contest and poetry readings. Conference organizers plan to d o it again, M arch 24-26, 2000. ■ A p u b lic it y p o s te r f o r th e S o u th e rn K e n tu c k y F e s tiv a l o f B ooks t h a t w as organized by W estern Kentucky University Libraries, B o w lin g Green Public Libraries, and Barnes & Noble Booksellers. mailto:ellisa@nku.edu